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Saturday September 18, 2021

3,870 students get Finnish residence permit in 8 months

A total of 3,870 students got Finnish residence permits from January to August in 2021, said the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) in a press release on Friday. A total of 4,233 applicants from countries outside the EU applied for a residence permit for studies and about 93 percent of

Published: 01:31 am,Saturday 18 September 2021

Socio-economic background impacts on educational choices

Education enables people of all ages and backgrounds to acquire skills that help them obtain better jobs and a better life, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The OECD published its annual indicator on Thursday comparing education systems, Education at a Glance, said the Ministry

Published: 22:11 pm,Monday 13 September 2021

Tampere University to cut 215 jobs

The University of Tampere on Monday has decided to initiate a codetermination talks with its officials with the view to cut a total of 215 jobs, said the university in a press release. The support service staff of the university will face the risk of losing jobs due to

Published: 03:34 am,Saturday 21 August 2021

UPM to organise forest trips for 6th graders

This August and September will mark the fifth time that UPM will be organizing forest trips for sixth grade primary school students, said UPM in a press release. Organized in co-operation with the Finnish Forest Association and the Finnish youth organization 4H, the excursions will take place in the

Published: 22:53 pm,Tuesday 17 August 2021

Joint effort must to ensure contact teaching amid pandemic

The Ministry of Education and Culture, the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) and the Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (SAMOK) wish to point out that by making a joint effort it is possible to ensure that contact teaching can continue. All the

Published: 00:07 am,Tuesday 10 August 2021

Helsinki schools to return to contact teaching

Comprehensive schools, general upper secondary schools and vocational institutions in Helsinki will start their autumn studies as contact teaching, said the City of Helsinki in a press release on Monday. Finnish-language comprehensive schools and upper secondary schools will start on Wednesday, while Swedish-language comprehensive schools and upper secondary schools

Published: 00:00 am,Monday 9 August 2021

Police boost road surveillance as schools reopen

The Police have taken extra measures to intensify the supervision of compliance with traffic rules at pedestrian crossings and driving speeds near schools as academic year begins from this week after the summer vacation. Over the next few weeks, the Police will intensify traffic control in the vicinity of

Published: 00:22 am,Tuesday 3 August 2021

Learning foreign languages affects music processing in brain

A music-related hobby boosts language skills and affects the processing of speech in the brain, according to a new research study. The study also said that the reverse also happens – learning foreign languages can affect the processing of music in the brain, said the University of Helsinki in

Published: 11:24 am,Tuesday 20 July 2021

Covid-19 hampers varsity enrollment of int’l students

Exchange and international degree students in Finnish universities keep facing problems amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. Although universities need to follow the same national guidelines in Covid-19 situation, they are free to decide some issues independently. The University of Helsinki, unlike others, does not offer online exchanges for students but

Published: 03:21 am,Saturday 3 July 2021

Int´l mobility getting back to normal at universities gradually

The volume of international mobility at higher education institutions is set to increase in autumn semester 2021 compared to the last year before, according to a survey addressed by the Finnish National Agency for Education to higher education institutions. The survey conducted in early June, to which all 37

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